PANTS

Description: NAVY BLUE WOOL. THERE IS A YELLOW SILK STRIPE DOWN EACH LEG (SILK IS DETERIORATING). HAS A BUTTON FLY CLOSURE OF 5 METAL BUTTONS, PAINTED BLACK. BESIDES FRONT FLY, THERE ARE 6 MORE BUTTONS AROUND WAISTBAND. WAISTBAND AT CENTRE BACK HAS A V-SHAPED CUT OUT IN IT. BELOW THIS ARE TWO SHORT STRAPS; ONE STRAP HAS A BUCKLE THROUGH WHICH THE OTHER STRAP GOES THROUGH. BACK RIGHT BUTTOCK HAS A WELT POCKET; FRONT RIGHT HIP HAS A SMALLER WELT POCKET. THERE IS ALSO A POCKET ON EACH SIDE OF PANTS. LINING AROUND WAISTBAND, AND POCKETS IS BEIGE IN COLOR. WRITTEN ON INSIDE OF WAISTBAND IS "FOLEY".

History: POSSIBLY FROM A BAND UNIFORM. DONOR IS A HIGH SCHOOL PHYS. ED. TEACHER. SHE DID DRAMA IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL THEATRE, AND ENTIRE COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO HER BY LOCAL PEOPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “BAND UNIFORM STYLE PANTS SERVED AS A POSSIBLE REFERENCE FOR CREATING PERIOD REPRODUCTION PIECE FOR LETHBRIDGE MUSICAL THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF “THE MUSIC MAN” IN 1982.”